Tests by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission did not find a lead problem in toy animals that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pulled from its shelves this month over what the retailer called high lead levels.A spokeswoman for the watchdog agency said Wednesday the government tests did not find lead levels that were higher than federal safety standards. The commission will not be seeking a wider recall of the toys, which Wal-Mart said may be sold by other retailers.
Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest toy seller, announced Oct. 19 that it was pulling sets of plastic farm and jungle animals and dinosaurs out of stores and offering a refund to shoppers.
Wal-Mart said its own safety testing, stepped up after this year’s string of toy recalls, found “high” lead levels in the material used to make the animals.
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